TFA
Lit Devices/Grammar
ACEC
Vocab
100
The name of our main character

Okonkwo

100

This word form answers the question "WHAT?"

Noun

100

The structure ACEC is just a way to write a paragraph. True or false?

True

100

This is an adjective for when you think your own culture is superior to that of others'.

Ethnocentric

200

This is the name of the boy that Okonkwo ended up appreciating more than his biological son.

Ikemefuna

200

This word form answers the question "HOW?"

Adjective

200

The first C in ACEC paragraph. 

C as in Context

200

This is a woman whose job is to be in charge of other women usually serving as a guard, warden, or attendant.

Matron

300

This describes the harmful, rigid cultural expectations placed on men and boys (example Okonkwo), such as the need for aggression, emotional suppression, and dominance.

Toxic masculinity

300

''And then came the clap of thunder. It was an angry, metallic, and thirsty clap, unlike the deep and liquid rumbling of the rainy season.'' is an example for this literary device.

Imagery

300

This part is the fully restated response to the prompt question. To get the full mark you have to rephrase every element of it!

Assertion

300

This nouns means a polite social behavior.

Decorum

400

This is the term that they use for a man without titles and for a woman.

Agbala

400

"I could eat a horse" is an example for this literary device.

Hyperbole

400

This is the longest part of the paragraph. 

Commentary

400

This adjective means causing fear or dread, intimidating

Formidable

500

This is the name of the person who ran after her daughter as she was taken by the priestess in the middle of the night.

Ekwefi

500

"Don't be a Good Samaritan" is this literary device.

Allusion

500

This is a good technique to include at the very end of your commentary section. Name the acronym and what it means.

NEZZ Name It, Explain it, Zoom in, Zoom out

500

This verb means to arrange in a certain way.

Dispose